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Gnomish

ach

adverb. too, *excessively

Cognates

  • Eq. akka “too” ✧ GL/17; PE13/108

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AKA “*intensive, excessive” ✧ GL/17

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√aki > ach[akka] > [akk] > [axx] > [ax]✧ GL/17
Gnomish [GL/17; PE13/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

acha

noun. waterfall

Cognates

  • Eq. aksa “waterfall” ✧ GL/17; LT1A/Asgon

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ASAKA “*waterfall” ✧ GL/17

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√aksa > acha[aksā] > [aksa] > [acha]✧ GL/17

Variations

  • âch ✧ PE13/108
Gnomish [GL/17; LT1A/Asgon; PE13/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

âch

noun. waterfall

gath

noun. neck

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶yatt- ✧ GL/36
    • ᴱ√ẎATA “join” ✧ GL/36

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶yatt- > gath¹[jatt] > [gatt] > [gaθθ] > [gaθ]✧ GL/36

hûn

noun. bone

A noun for “bone” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, used “especially of men and eldar” (GL/49), as opposed to G. asg “bone” used mostly of animals.

Cognates

Element in

  • G. hûn ar hû “between the dog and his bone” ✧ GL/49
  • G. huniol “bony, rawboned” ✧ GL/49
  • G. lempachùn “wishbone” ✧ GL/53
Gnomish [GL/49; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by